In the early hours of September 5, 1972, an awful event occurred in the most unimaginable place. The Olympic Games in Munich, dubbed “The Games of Peace and Joy” quickly became known as the “Munich Massacre”.
At 4 o’clock in the morning, a group of eight Palestinian terrorists, disguised as athletes, climbed over the fence into the Olympic Village in Munich. Meanwhile, the Olympic team from Israel was asleep in their apartments in 31 Connollystrasse. The terrorists walked straight to 31 Connollystrasse, and each immediately pulled out an AK-47.
The Palestinians first entered Apartment 1, which housed seven Israeli coaches and referees. One coach was able to escape, but the terrorists tied together the six other hostages. In the process, the wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg tried grabbing one of the guns but was shot through his cheek. The terrorists then went to Apartment 3, which housed the wrestlers and weight lifters. While they led these athletes to Apartment 1, …show more content…
Instead, they wanted justice to be achieved using the judicial system, and they also wanted to be told the truth about what really happened. The sole focus of the Israel government was on getting revenge, specifically against the Palestinians. Meanwhile, even though the families of the athletes wanted the Palestinians to pay for what they did, they believed that the Germans were at fault as well. The Germans were the people who were supposed to prevent something like the attack by the Palestinians from happening in the first place. The grieving family members were angry because no one had taken accountability for the fatal mistakes made by of the rescuers. Ankie Spitzer, widow of fencing Coach Andre Spitzer, “I wanted a full account of what really happened from the Germans. Nobody seemed to be able to explain who was at fault. Who shot whom in the airport?” (Klein
At 4 o’clock in the morning, a group of eight Palestinian terrorists, disguised as athletes, climbed over the fence into the Olympic Village in Munich. Meanwhile, the Olympic team from Israel was asleep in their apartments in 31 Connollystrasse. The terrorists walked straight to 31 Connollystrasse, and each immediately pulled out an AK-47.
The Palestinians first entered Apartment 1, which housed seven Israeli coaches and referees. One coach was able to escape, but the terrorists tied together the six other hostages. In the process, the wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg tried grabbing one of the guns but was shot through his cheek. The terrorists then went to Apartment 3, which housed the wrestlers and weight lifters. While they led these athletes to Apartment 1, …show more content…
Instead, they wanted justice to be achieved using the judicial system, and they also wanted to be told the truth about what really happened. The sole focus of the Israel government was on getting revenge, specifically against the Palestinians. Meanwhile, even though the families of the athletes wanted the Palestinians to pay for what they did, they believed that the Germans were at fault as well. The Germans were the people who were supposed to prevent something like the attack by the Palestinians from happening in the first place. The grieving family members were angry because no one had taken accountability for the fatal mistakes made by of the rescuers. Ankie Spitzer, widow of fencing Coach Andre Spitzer, “I wanted a full account of what really happened from the Germans. Nobody seemed to be able to explain who was at fault. Who shot whom in the airport?” (Klein